1. What you Need
First Aired: 25 December 1959
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2. There is a fifth dimension.
Beyond that which is known to man.
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3. It is a dimension as vast as space.
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4. And as timeless as infinity.
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5. It is the middle ground
between light and shadow...
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6. between science and superstition.
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7. And it lies between
the pit of man's fears...
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8. and the summit of his knowledge.
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9. This is the dimension
of imagination.
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10. It is an area which we call:
The Twilight Zone.
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11. You ready for another?
- I'm fine.
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12. You been fine for an hour.
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13. We sell booze here, mister.
We don't just rent space.
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14. Is that a fact?
- That's a fact, buddy.
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15. How would you like to take a
flying jump at the moon?
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16. All kinds. We get all kinds.
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17. You're looking at Mr Fred Renard.
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18. Who carries on his shoulder
a chip the size of the national debt.
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19. This is a sour man,
a friendless man.
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20. A lonely, grasping and nervous man.
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21. This is a man who has lived 36
meaningless, failure-laden years.
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22. And who at this moment looks
for an escape, any escape.
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23. Any way, anything, anybody,
to get out of the rut.
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24. And this little old man is just
what Mr Renard is waiting for.
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25. Something for you, miss?
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26. I guess I need some matches.
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27. You don't need matches, miss.
I'll tell you what you need.
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28. Yes, I know what it is you need.
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29. What is it?
- Very good cleaning fluid.
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30. Guaranteed to remove spots
of any and all kinds.
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31. It's what you need.
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32. That'll be 80 cents, Lefty.
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33. What do you got, pop?
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34. Many things. Many odds and ends.
Things you need.
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35. What do you think I need, pop?
- Shoelaces perhaps. Or matches.
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36. No, I'm afraid not, pop.
They wouldn't help me.
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37. No, what I need you haven't got.
- Tell him what you need, Lefty.
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38. The old coot comes every night
telling, he's got what one needs.
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39. Tell him what you really need.
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40. What do you need?
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41. A new left arm.
- A new left arm?
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42. Lefty was a couple of years
quite a pitcher for the Cubs.
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43. Then his arm went sour.
Didn't it, Lefty?
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44. I ought to know. I dropped
a bundle on him on a sunday.
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45. What do you do now?
- He comes in here every night.
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46. Looking for a baseball career
at the bottom of a bottle.
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47. Of course, there are alternatives.
There are things instead.
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48. Instead of pitching?
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49. Instead of baseball?
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50. Let's go back to shoelaces, pop.
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51. I think I know what it is you need.
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52. Go ahead, take it.
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53. A bus ticket.
- That's right.
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54. That's what it is, a bus ticket.
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55. A bus ticket to Scranton,
Pennsylvania.
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56. What's in Scranton, Pennsylvania,
old man?
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57. One never knows.
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58. Coal mines, that's what's there.
Nice, lovely, beautiful coal mines.
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59. You can't pitch with that arm
anymore. Maybe you can dig with it.
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60. Telephone.
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61. What? Dead rich uncle?
- No, crazy, real crazy.
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62. My old manager. Been looking for me
for weeks. Got me a coaching job.
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63. Minor league club in...
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64. Scranton, Pennsylvania.
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65. He wants me to take a bus there.
How about that?
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66. How'd you know, pop?
- Coincidence maybe? Or good fortune?
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67. But why question it? It's there
for you. You just take it.
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68. I don't get it.
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69. I wish I could get that thing out.
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70. I'd like to look halfway decent
when I meet the general manager.
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71. That's who I'm gonna meet.
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72. I'd hate to look like a tramp.
I can get a shave.
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73. It's the only coat I got.
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74. Excuse me.
I couldn't help but overhear.
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75. Why don't you try this?
It's supposed to be very good.
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76. I don't want to bother you, miss.
- Oh, no, let me try.
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77. When this dries, you won't even
know you had a spot there.
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78. Thank you, miss.
I was lucky you were around.
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79. Not really lucky.
The old gentleman over there...
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80. Something for you, sir?
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81. Shoelaces, maybe?
- Is that what I need?
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82. That's for you to say, sir.
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83. If not shoelaces, some nice matches.
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84. I have several different designs.
- Now, come on.
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85. What do I need?
- You tell me, old man.
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86. One needs many different things.
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87. But what do I need now?
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88. What do I need tonight?
- It's late.
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89. What do I need?
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90. Scissors?
Is this some kind of gag?
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91. I want you to level with me.
I'll spread you all over the street.
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92. They're what need.
They really are.
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93. Take them.
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94. Gimme my Hey. Hey.
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95. Hey.
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96. Help.
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97. What I needed.
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98. Yeah, that's just what I needed.
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99. What's this? Something else I need?
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100. No. I've already given you
everything that you needed.
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101. Why do you come around
here bothering me?
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102. That was a nice pair of scissors
I got from you tonight.
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103. They saved my hide.
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104. What do you got in there?
Some kind of machine? Crystal ball?
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105. You can see ahead, can't you?
You can look into the future.
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106. You poor dummy.
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107. You got a million dollar talent and
you dribble it away on pennies.
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108. Wanna know something?
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109. You got a partner now.
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110. I don't need a partner.
I don't need anything.
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111. I'm content.
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112. I have this talent,
but I use it sparingly.
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113. I must use it sparingly.
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114. On cleaning fluid and bus tickets.
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115. You got cheap taste,
but not your partner.
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116. Your partner don't satisfy so easy.
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117. What satisfies him?
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118. What satisfies him comes long and
low and drives on four wheels.
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119. Drapes nice and smooth around
the shoulders, fits easy.
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120. Comes from expensive shops.
Looks uptown. Luxury, papa.
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121. Now, come on, concentrate.
And tell me what I need for tomorrow.
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122. What's for the next day?
What's for Wednesday?
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123. Come on, old man, concentrate.
What do I need?
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124. A pen?
Is this a gag or something?
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125. A leaky pen. I'm supposed to
need a leaky pen, is that it?
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126. A pen that drips all over the...
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127. Wait a minute.
Hey, this is really wild.
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128. Look, it dropped right alongside
of a horse's name.
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129. 'Staunch soldier runs in
the first race tomorrow.'
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130. Hey, old man, you're all right.
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131. That's what I needed all right a
leaky fountain pen. See you later.
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132. 240 bucks.
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133. Yeah, it could've been a million,
two million.
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134. Yeah, and it's gonna be.
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135. Got it?
You got tomorrow morning's paper?
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136. That's what she is.
- Tomorrow's races in it?
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137. It usually does.
- Here it is.
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138. Did you ever hear of a tip?
- A tip?
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139. Yeah, here's a tip.
Don't play with matches.
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140. Jerk.
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141. This could be with football games,
baseball, basketball...
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142. What is this?
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143. Why, that old crum bum.
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144. I'll fix him. I'll take it out
of his lousy old hide.
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145. He is a little crum bum,
to try this on me.
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146. Thank you.
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147. Hey, partner.
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148. You, whatever your name is.
- Pedott, that's my name.
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149. Well, Pedott, you came
a cropper tonight.
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150. How is that, Mr Renard?
- That pen, no ink comes out.
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151. I can't pick any winners.
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152. You want a great deal. The things
you need, you only need once.
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153. Just once.
That's all they're ever needed.
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154. Okay. What's next, then?
- Nothing is next.
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155. I'd rather not sell
you anything more.
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156. Is that a fact?
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157. I'll you something about me.
I was born under a lousy zodiac.
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158. I've been getting the dirty end,
ever since I was four years old.
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159. I feel sorry for you, I really do.
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160. I don't want you to go to that
kind of trouble.
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161. I just want you to keep supplying
me with what I need.
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162. I don't care what it is,
as long as I can pick winners.
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163. Whatever it is,
I want it to keep coming.
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164. I don't want it to stop.
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165. That's a pity.
Because it must stop.
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166. It must stop now.
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167. Who? Why?
Why does it have to stop?
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168. Because the things you need most,
I can't supply.
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169. What are they?
- Serenity...
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170. peace of mind, humor...
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171. the ability to laugh at oneself.
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172. Those are the things you need most.
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173. But it's beyond my power
to give them to you.
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174. Look, look deep.
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175. Look deep and tell me
what's for tomorrow.
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176. You can see ahead, I know you can.
Now, look deep.
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177. What do you see?
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178. Please, please, don't.
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179. Shoes?
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180. These shoes are too tight.
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181. These shoes are too tight.
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182. And they got leather soles. I hate
leather soles, they're slippery.
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183. But they're what I need,
aren't they?
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184. Yeah, I put 'em on,
then I walk someplace.
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185. I walk someplace where
I find what I need.
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186. What's with it, old man?
What happens? I'm waiting.
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187. Patience, that's another thing that
you need, Mr Renard. Patience.
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188. Is that what you're doing,
giving me the business?
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189. I can come over there and
take you apart bone by bone.
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190. Come on, tell me.
Are these what I need?
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191. I didn't say they were.
But I'll tell you something...
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192. They happen to be what I need.
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193. Mr Renard, what I saw in
your eyes at that bar...
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194. was death.
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195. My death.
You were going to kill me.
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196. So what was needed for Mr Renard...
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197. was slippery shoes.
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198. That's what was needed.
Slippery shoes.
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199. What happened? Did anybody see it?
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200. Hit and run. That's what it was.
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201. Could I sell you something, sir?
Shoelaces, matches. Anything?
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202. Are you kidding, old timer?
What would I need?
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203. I'll tell you what you need.
This is what you need.
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204. It's yours. No charge tonight.
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205. Loony, that's what he is.
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206. Yes. At this hour he gives me
a comb. Says it's what I need.
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207. Will you please hold it, folks?
I'd like to take your picture.
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208. Make yourself presentable. We're
gonna be in the paper. The comb.
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209. Thanks, folks.
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210. Street scene:
Night, traffic accident.
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211. Victim named Fred Renard, to whom
contentment came with difficulty.
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212. Fred Renard who took
all that was needed...
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213. in the Twilight Zone.
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